kahoot quiz questions!

salt marshes are more common than mangrove swamps from a.) 30 to 65 degrees latitude b.) from 0 to 30 degrees latitude

a.) 30 to 65 degrees latitude

chlorophyll is a.) a photosynthetic pigment b.) zooplankton c.) phytoplankton d.) benthic

a.) a photosynthetic pigment

myoglobin is a.) a protein that holds oxygen b.) phytoplankton c.) zooplankton d.) nekton

a.) a protein that holds oxygen

zooxanthellae are a.) a symbiotic dinoflagellate associated with coral b.) a symbioitic bacteria associated with hydrothermal vents c.) a parastitic leech associated with tuna d.) a made up word

a.) a symbiotic dinoflagellate associated with coral

rounded fins are useful for a.) accelerating and maneuvering b.) propulsion and maneuvering c.) propulsion not maneuvering d.) providing lift

a.) accelerating and maneuvering

omnivores get energy from (multiple answers) a.) animals only b.) primary producers c.) decaying material d.) sunlight

a.) animals b.) primary producers c.) decaying material

carnivores get energy from a.) animals only b.) primary producers only c.) detritus d.) sunlight

a.) animals only

in dead zones, the water is a.) anoxic b.) oligotrophic c.) full of life d.) none of the above

a.) anoxic

substances are concentrated in marine organisms through a.) bioaccumulation b.) biomagnification c.) bioengineering d.) biomechanics

a.) bioaccumulation

which of the following is the broadest classification of life? a.) class b.) family c.) genus d.) species

a.) class

poikilothermic organisms are a.) cold-blooded b.) warm-blooded

a.) cold-blooded

compared to freshwater fishes, marine fishes a.) consume a lot of water b.) produce lots of dilute urine c.) gain water because their body fluid is saltier than seawater d.) do not drink seawater to conserve water

a.) consume a lot of water

which of the following is an example of a benthic organism? a.) coral b.) jellyfish c.) shark d.) turtle

a.) coral

which of the following is not the order carnivora a.) dugongs b.) polar bears c.) sea otters d.) walruses

a.) dugongs

sea urchins are a.) echinoderms b.) cnidarians c.) mollusks d.) crustaceans

a.) echinoderms

harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) are caused by a.) eutrophication b.) decreased sunlight c.) marine debris d.) sea turtles

a.) eutrophication

which of the following can lead to coral to algal phase shifts? a.) eutrophication b.) too many sharks c.) too many sea turtles d.) over fishing

a.) eutrophication d.) over fishing

clams, oysters, and scallops are a.) filter feeders b.) deposit feeders c.) primary producers d.) carnivorous feeders

a.) filter feeders

energy a.) flows through systems b.) cycles through system

a.) flows through systems

sharks have what type of fins a.) heterocercal b.) lunate c.) rounded d.) truncate or forked

a.) heterocercal

eutrophication is a.) high levels of nutrients b.) low levels of nutrients c.) high levels of sunlight d.) low levels of sunlight

a.) high levels of nutrients

which of the following is a characteristic of marine mammals? a.) homeothermic b.) produce milk c.) have tails d.) bear live young

a.) homeothermic b.) produce milk d.) bear live young

portuguese man-o-war are a.) hydrozoans b.) schyphozoans c.) anthozoans d.) protozoans

a.) hydrozoans

the worlds fish catch has ______ since 1950 a.) increased b.) decreased c.) stayed the same

a.) increased

IPCC stands for a.) intergovermental panel on climate change b.) international proxy for climate classes c.) interdepartmental professor climate club

a.) intergovernmental panel on climate change

the idea that fish populations are inexhaustible and the sea should be free to all nations is a.) mare liberum b.) de domino maris c.) the law of the sea

a.) mare liberum

a hypertonic cell has a.) more salt than the surrounding solution b.) less salt than the surrounding solution c.) the same amount of salt as the surrounding solution

a.) more salt than the surrounding solution

the redfield ration is an indicator of a.) nutrient limiation b.) sunlight limitation c.) carbohydrate production d.) rate of cellular respiration

a.) nutrient limitation

in polar waters (multiple answers) a.) nutrients are high b.) sunlight is low c.) sunlight is high d.) nutrients are low

a.) nutrients are high b.) sunlight is low

the two suborders of cetacea are a.) ondontoceti b.) sirenia c.) carnivora d.) mysteceti

a.) ondontoceti d.) mysteceti

commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which a.) one participant benefits and the other is not harmed b.) one participant benefits and the other is harmed c.) both participants benefit

a.) one participant benefits and the other is not harmed

walruses, seals, sea lions are a.) pinnipeds b.) ondontoceti c.) mysteceti d.) sirenia

a.) pinnipeds

which of the following cannot swim against ocean currents? a.) plankton b.) epifauna c.) infauna d.) nekton

a.) plankton

what is an adaptation of supralittoral organisms? a.) resistant to dessication b.) swim bladder c.) large eyes d.) sharp teeth

a.) resistant to dessication

in winter months, primary productivity in temperate regions is limited by (multiple answers) a.) sunlight b.) nutrients c.) both d.) neither

a.) sunlight

productivity in polar regions is limited by ( multiple answers) a.) sunlight b.) nutrients c.) depends on the seasons d.) depends on the wave action

a.) sunlight

the mass of a population of fish present in an ecosystem at a given time is a.) the standing stock b.) the maximum sustainable yeild c.) unknowable d.) inehaustable

a.) the standing stock

the 10% rule concerns a.) transfer efficiency of energy between trophic levels b.) proportion of species in pelagic vs. benthic habitat c.) precentage of biomass in pelagic vs benthic habitat d.) precentage of the ocean explored

a.) transfer efficiency of energy between trophic levels

algae is a protist? a.) true b.) false

a.) true

deep sea nekton are very efficient at locating and consuming food a.) true b.) false

a.) true

the majority of the biomass in the ocean is planktonic a.) true b.) false

a.) true

in photosynthesis _____ and _____ combine to form ______ and ______ a.) water + carbon dioxide, sugar + oxygen b.) sugar + oxygen, water + carbon dioxide c.) water + oxygen, carbon dioxide + sugar d.) sugar +water, carbon dioxide + oxygen d.)

a.) water + carbon dioxide, Sugar + oxygen

muscle tissue of a "lunger" is mostly a.) white b.) pink c.) blue d.) red

a.) white

what are the consequences of global climate change (multiple answers) a.) increased hurricanes b.) increased mean temperatures c.) rising sea level d.) changes in deep water circulation

all of the above

which of the following is a threat to corals? a.) sedimentation b.) rising sea surface temperatures c.) rising sea level d.) disease

all of the above

where do deep offshore communities get energy? a.) detritus b.) whale falls c.) hydrothermal vents d.) sunlight

all of them

what percentage of energy is transferred from a lower to higher trophic level? a.) 0% b.) 10% c.) 50% d.) 90%

b.) 10%

what is prochlorococcus? a.) an infectious disease b.) a photosynthetic bacteria c.) a type of corallivorous snail d.) a fish

b.) a photosynthetic bacteria

what is an adaptation of animals living in the high tide zone of rocky coasts? a.) countershading b.) able to resist dessication c.) able to cling to rocks d.) transparency

b.) able to resist dessication c.) able to cling to rocks

which of the following is estimated to constitute 50% of the worlds phtosynthetic biomass? a.) algae b.) bacteria c.) sea grass d.) trees

b.) bacteria

why is prochlorococcus importat (multiple answers) a.) it is a fun name to say b.) bacteria estimated to make 50% of photosynthetic biomass c.) photodynthetic bacteria produce a lot of oxygen d.) it causes coral disease

b.) bacteria estimated to make 50% of photosynthetic biomass c.) photosynthetic bacteria produce a lot of oxygen

substances concentrated at higher trophic levels due to a.) bioaccumulation b.) biomagnification c.) bioengineering d.) biomechanics

b.) biomagnification

petroleum in the ocean can a.) only comes from human sources b.) can come from natural seeps c.) is not detrimental to the environment

b.) can come from natural seeps

which is the following is not a nutrient? a.) nitrogent b.) carbon dioxide c.) phosphorous d.) iron

b.) carbon dioxide

corals are a.) echinoderms b.) cnidarians c.) mollusks d.) crustaceans

b.) cnidarians

plastics a.) are biodegradable b.) concentrate persistent organic pollutants c.) are easy to recycle

b.) concentrate persistent organic pollutants

nutrients a.) flow through systems b.) cycles through systems

b.) cycle through systems

the idea that nations should have jursidiction over sea that they can protect by cannons a.) mare liberum b.) de domino maris c.) the law of the sea

b.) de domino maris

lugworms are a.) filter feeders b.) deposit feeders c.) primary producers d.) carnivorous feeders

b.) deposit feeders

primary productivity is higher near the equator than in most tropical regions due to a.) lack of thermocline b.) divergent upwelling c.) whales mixing the water d.) sea ice from the antartic floats up on subtropical gyres

b.) divergent upwelling

which of the following lives on the surface of the benthos? a.) holoplankton b.) meroplankton c.) infauna d.) nekton

b.) epifauna

partially enclosed coastal bodies of water where seawater mixes with freshwater runoff a.) coral reefs b.) estuaries c.) salt marshes d.) mangrove swamps

b.) estuaries

algae is a fungi? a.) true b.) false

b.) false

algae is a plant a.) true b.) false

b.) false

copepods are larger than krill a.) true b.) false

b.) false

the majority of species in the ocean are planktonic a.) true b.) false

b.) false

a hypotonic cell has a.) more salt than the surrounding solution b.) less salt than the surrounding solution c.) the same amount of salt as the surrounding solution

b.) less salt than the surrounding solution

if corals are generally found in oligotrophic environments, they are found in areas with a.) high levels of nutrients b.) low levels of nutrients c.) high levels of sunlight d.) low levels of sunlight

b.) low levels of nutrients

pelagic fish tend to have what type of fins a.) heterocercal b.) lunate c.) rounded d.) truncate or forked

b.) lunate

which of the following lives in the water column for part of its life? a.) holoplankton b.) meroplankton c.) infauna d.) nekton

b.) meroplankton

the relationship between an anemone and a clown fish is an example of 1.) parasitism 2.) mutualism 3.) commensalism

b.) mutualism

what is the name of the stinging cells characteristic of cnidaria a.) blastocyst b.) nematocyst c.) zooxanthellae d.) symbiodinium

b.) nematocyst

in summer months primary productivity in temperature regions is limited by (multiple answers) a.) sunlight b.) nutrients c.) both d.) neither

b.) nutrients

primary productivity in tropical regions is limited by a.) sunlight b.) nutrients c.) both d.) neither

b.) nutrients

echolocation is used by a.) sirenia b.) ondontoceti c.) mysticeti d.) carnivora

b.) ondontoceti

parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which a.) one participant benefits and the other is not harmed b.) one participant benefits and the other is harmed c.) both participants benefit

b.) one participant benefits and the other is harmed

herbivores get energy from a.) animals only b.) primary producers only c.) detritus d.) sunlight

b.) primary producers only

truncate ad forked fins are useful for a.) accelerating and maneuvering b.) propulsion and maneuvering c.) propulsion not maneuvering d.) providing lift

b.) propulsion and maneuvering

whihc of the following is an example of infauna? a.) coral b.) scallop c.) shark d.) turtle

b.) scallop

moon jellies are a.) hydrozoans b.) schyphozoans c.) anthozoans d.) protozoans

b.) schyphozoans

________ wavelengths of light transmit farthest through water a.) long b.) short

b.) short

in cellular respiration ______ and ______ are broken down to form ____ and _____ a.) water + carbon dioxide, sugar +oxygen b.) sugar + oxygen, water + carbon dioxide c.) water + oxygen, carbon dioxide + sugar d.) sugar + water, carbon dioxide + oxygen

b.) sugar + oxygen, water + carbon dioxide

the maximum biomass that can be removed and still sustain a fishery is a.) the standing stock b.) the maximum sustainable yield c.) unknowable d.) inexhaustable

b.) the maximum sustainable yeild

nutrients are high in antartic waters because (multiple answers) a.) they have a strong thermocline b.) they are isothermic c.) upwelling d.) hydrothermal vents

b.) they are isothermic c.) upwelling

homeothermic organisms are a.)cold-blooded b.) warm- blooded

b.) warm blooded

fisheries provide what percentage of protein intake in nations around the world a.) 1% b.) 10% c.) 20% d.) 90%

c.) 20%

what is the name of the submersible that visited a hydrothermal vent for the first time? a.) simon b.) theodore c.) alvin d.) dave

c.) alvin

corals are a.) hydrozoans b.) schyphozoans c.) anthozoans d.) protozoans

c.) anthozoans

which of the following is not an adaptation of shallow water organisms a.) countershading b.) transparency c.) biolumiesence d.) schooling behavior

c.) biolumiescence

in the spring and fall primary productivity in temperature regions is limited by a.) sunlight b.) nutrients c.) both d.) neither

c.) both

mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which a.) one participant benefits and the other is not harmed b.) one participant benefits and the other is harmed c.) both participants benefit

c.) both participants benefit

the relationship between a shark and a remora is an example of a.) parasitism b.) mutualism c.) commensalism

c.) commensalism

which of the following is an example of nektobenthos? a.) sponge b.) coral c.) crab d.) seagrass

c.) crab

primary productivity in temperate regions is limited by (multiple answers) a.) sunlight b.) nutrients c.) depends on the season d.) depends on the fish

c.) depends on the season

the euphotic zone is located in the a.) supralittoral zone b.) abysopelagic zone c.) epipelagic zone d.) bathypelagic zone

c.) epipelagic zone

HAB stands for a.) hot aqua blue b.) huge algal blooms c.) harmful algal blooms d.) hostile aquarium blooms

c.) harmful algal blooms

which of the following accounts for recent unprecidented changes in mean temperature? a.) sun spots b.) volcanic eruptions c.) human contributations to greenhouse gas emissions d.) movement of tectonic plates

c.) human contributions to greenhouse gas emissions

neretic habitats are found a.) at midocean ridges b.) at hydrothermal vents c.) in nearshore areas d.) in deepsea trenches

c.) in nearshore areas

sediment covered will have more ______ than rocky shores? a.) nekton b.) plankton c.) infauna d.) epifauna

c.) infauna

which of the folowing lives burried in the sediment? a.) holoplankton b.) meroplankton c.) infauna d.) nekton

c.) infauna

coral bleaching is caused by a.) overfishing b.) anchor damage c.) loss of zooxanthellae d.) parrotfish

c.) loss of zooxanthellae

the compensation depth is a.) maximum depth that whales can drive to b.) maximum depth that humans can dive to c.) maximum depth where photosynthesis can occur d.) depth where a sharp change in temperature occurs

c.) maximum depth where photosynthesis can occur

minimata disease is caused by a.) ciguatera b.) dinoflagellates c.) mercury d.) plastics

c.) mercury

if coral are benthic in their adult growth form and planktonic in their larval phase they are? a.) holoplankton b.) nekton c.) meroplankton d.) infauna

c.) meroplankton

snails are a.) echinoderms b.) cnidarians c.) mollusks d.) crustaceans

c.) mollusks

humpback whales are an example of a.) pinnipeda b.) carnivora c.) mysticeti d.) ondontoceti

c.) mysticeti

dead zones are often found a.) oligotrophic pelagic waters b.) abyssal plains c.) near river mouths d.) intertidal zones

c.) near river mouths

mangroves are a.) filter feeders b.) deposit feeders c.) primary producers d.) carnivorous feeders

c.) primary producers

lunate fins are useful for a.) accelerating and maneuvering b.) propulsion and maneuvering c.) propulsion not maneuvering d.) providing lift

c.) propulsion not maneuvering

reef fish tend to have what type of fins a.) heterocercal b.) lunate c.) rounded d.) truncate or forked

c.) rounded d.) truncate or forked

which of the following is an example of a wetland environment a.) coral reefs b.) estuaries c.) salt marshes d.) mangrove swamps

c.) salt marshes d.) mangrove swamps

which of the following is an example of nekton? (multiple answers) a.) coral b.) jelly fish c.) shark d.) turtle

c.) shark d.) turtle

which of the following is not a cnidarian? a.) coral b.) moon jelly c.) star-fish d.) portuguese man-o-war

c.) starfish

treaty negotiated by UN in 1958 that assigned juristiction over resources on continental shelf a.) mare liberum b.) de domino maris c.) the law of the sea

c.) the law of the sea

an isotonic cell has a.) more salt than the surrounding solution b.) less salt than the surrounding solution c.) the same amount of salt as the surrounding solution

c.) the same amount of alt as the surrounding solution

secchi disks are used to measure a.) photosynthetic rate b.) biomass c.) water clarity d.) ocean currents

c.) water clarity

symbiodinium provide up to what percentage of nutrition to coral? a.) 0% b.) 10% c.) 50% d.) 90%

d.) 90%

what percentage of energy is lost between a lower trophic level and a higher trophic level a.) 0% b.) 10% c.) 50% d.) 90%

d.) 90%

euryhaline organisms can survive a.) a narrow range of temperatures b.) a wide range of temperatures c.) a narrow range of salinity d.) a wide range of salinity

d.) a wide range of salinity

a red tide is a.) caused by eutrophication b.) aHAB c.) creates toxins d.) all of the above

d.) all of the above

dead zones are caused by a.) decomposition of dead organisms by bacteria b.) eutrophication c.) blooms of phytoplankton d.) all of the above

d.) all of the above

high surface to ratio is advantageous because it allows plankton to ( multiple answers) a.) take up nutrients through diffusion b.) stay near the surface of the water c.) remove waste by diffusion d.) all of the above

d.) all of the above

primary producutivity is measured using a.) tow nets b.) chlorophyll c.) radioactive carbon d.) all of these

d.) all of these

which of the following is one of the 3 domains of life? a.) monera b.) animalia c.) protocista d.) archaea

d.) archaea

which wavelengths of light transmits farthest through water a.) red b.) orange c.) green d.) blue

d.) blue

sea stars are a.) filter feeders b.) deposit feeders c.) primary producers d.) carnivorous feeders

d.) carnivorous feeders

bacteria that produce carbohydrates using energy from chemical compunds are a.) heterotrophs b.) phytoplankton c.) protists d.) chemoautrophs

d.) chemoautotrophs

which of the following is not an example of chrysophyta a.) diatoms b.) coccolithophores c.) dinoflagellates d.) chlorophyta

d.) chlorophyta

which of the following is not a type of macroalgae? a.) rhodophyta b.) chlorophyta c.) phaeophyta d.) chrysophyta

d.) chrysophyta

ghost crabs are a.) echinoderms b.) cnidarians c.) mollusks d.) crustaceans

d.) crustaceans

detritivores get energy from a.) fish only b.) sunlight c.) plants only d.) dead and decaying material

d.) dead and decaying material

which of the following is not an adaptation of deep water organisms a.) photophores b.) large eyes c.) expandable bodies d.) disruptive coloration

d.) disruptive coloration

organisms that live in spaces between sand particles are a.) epifauna b.) holoplankton c.) infauna d.) meiofauna

d.) meiofauna

which of the following can swim against ocean currents? a.) holoplankton b.) meroplankton c.) infauna d.) nekton

d.) nekton

heterocercal fins are useful for a.) accelerating and maneuvering b.) propulsion and maneuvering c.) propulsion not maneuvering d.) providing lift

d.) providing lift

muscle tissue of a "cruiser" is mostly a.) white b.) pink c.) blue d.) red

d.) red

anthophyta is a.) algae b.) diatoms c.) dinoflagellates d.) seed-bearing plants

d.) seed-bearing plants

which of the following is the narrowest classification of life? a.) kingdom b.) family c.) genus d.) species

d.) species

primary productivity is highest in temperature regions in a.) summer b.) fall c.) winter d.) spring

d.) spring

the united states formally agreed to the kyoto protocol a.) true b.) false

false